The head of the Moldovan parliament, who heads the pro-European Action and Solidarity party, Igor Grosu, said that his country is ready to accept foreign military assistance to increase the defense capability of the National Army against the backdrop of the war waged by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

He said this in an interview with the Prime TV channel, commenting on the statement of British Foreign Minister Liz Truss about the possibility of supplying weapons to Moldova.

“We have strategic partners who are trustworthy and understand the situation we are in. We will contact them. Everything will be within the framework of the law and existing international treaties,” Igor Grosu assured.

The speaker of the Moldovan parliament stressed that the Moldovan army has not received new weapons for many years, so “the armed forces need investments to be able to defend the country in order to counter the threats that we have all seen.”

He recalled that earlier Moldova had already received military assistance from the United States and NATO, with which it cooperates within the framework of the Partnership for Peace program.

“We must have an equipped army, equipped border police, have monitoring systems. And we will do this. When and with whom we will do this depends on the Ministry of Defense, which should provide an analysis of the necessary assistance,” Grosu stressed.

Last week, the head of the British Foreign Office told The Daily Telegraph newspaper that NATO allies are discussing the issue of not only Ukraine, but also Moldova being armed according to the standards of the Alliance. She answered in the affirmative to the question that the reason for this is the military threat to Moldova from Russia.

Recall that earlier the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, said that at present the country actually does not have a combat-ready army and this situation needs to be changed.

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